CHRISTMAS PARTY 2007!!!

So, this years Christmas Party was a hit. It was so much fun to sit around with family and visit. The food was excellent as usual and I think everyone had a really great time.
The kids were so fun to watch as they chased each other around and got excited over all the presents to open. Shayne, Ashley's fiance, made out with by far the funniest of all the gifts. He went home with a bunch of granny panties and a bright blue women's scarf.

Page was the first name drawn in the white elephant and she got more gifts stolen from her than anyone else. I think she went home happy in the end though.

Kayden was so funny to watch. He got excited when Kaitlin got a popper and had to try on the crown. He is getting so big!

After eating, visiting and playing all of the games we sang a few Christmas carols.



After running around all morning and then partying all night mom and I were exhausted! We jumped in the hot tub and then crashed on the couches!
HAVE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Just for Sheila

1. Wrapping paper or gift bag? - Wrapping paper for sure...it takes more effort to open...you gotta make people work for the goodies inside!

2. Real tree or artificial? - Well, I have never owned a tree myself but I love real trees. They just smell so good and then it really feels like Christmas.

3. When do you put up the tree? - After Thanksgiving of course! You gotta start early so you can enjoy it longer!

4. When do you take the tree down? - My parents don't normally have a set time but pretty close to New Years I think.

5. Do you like eggnog? - I love love love eggnog! I have to put milk in it though so it's not so thick but I would drink it all year round if I could.

6. Favorite gift received as a child? - I can't think of just one I've gotten so many great ones!

7. Do you have a nativity scene? - Yep, it's really small...it belongs to my roommate, but we have one!

8. Hardest person to buy for? - My Dad for sure! I'll look and look and look and still come home with nothing.

9. Easiest person to buy for? - Shelly...we like all the same things so I just have to think about what I would want.

10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? - I can't think of any Christmas gifts that I didn't like. I'm so loved!

11. Mail or e-mail Christmas cards? - I love to get Christmas cards with family pictures in them. E-mail just seems like cheating for some reason.

12. Favorite Christmas Movie? - I really like the Muppet's Christmas Carol we use to put it on all the time and sing to all the songs.

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? - When I have money.

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? - Only when they are books and I am done reading them and someone else would enjoy them more.

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? - Green olives, cookies, eggnog, and Papa's fudge!

16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? - I love Clear twinkle lights on the tree with ribbon!

17. Favorite Christmas song? - I am a total sucker for Wham's song Last Christmas, John Lennon singing Happy Christmas war is over, and any song off of Amy Grant's Home for Christmas cd.

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? - Okay, I love to stay home if all the family is here but I love to travel and think that Christmas would be more fun (when there are only a few of us) to take off somewhere exciting!

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? - I'm sure I can...I think (like Sheila) I may have to sing the song to do it.

20. Angel on the tree top or a star? - I don't know, I think I might like ribbon. Erin's tree is beautiful and my mom normally does ribbon to.

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? One on Christmas Eve & all the rest on Christmas morning (one at a time)

22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? - Traffic!!! Oh, and all those dumb songs that they make up just for Christmas that are just plain depressing. Like the Christmas shoes song...I hate that! Christmas is suppose to be a happy time with happy songs not songs like...let's sing about this kids mom dieing and how he has to run all over town to find her a pair of shoes to see Jesus.

23. What I love most about Christmas? - The smells, the music, Kids all excited, the lights and the SNOW!

24. Do you always get a new pair of pajamas for yourself or someone else? - Nope.

25. Do you decorate your home on the outside? - Well, seeing how I live in an apartment we can't do a whole lot of decorating outside but we do have our door decorated with ribbon to look like a big Christmas package.

Happy Day at the Electric Chair

I know, I know you are all going to be absolutely shocked but I actually found a stylist that I didn't hate. I was looking a long time ago for a new hair stylist and I came across this place called the Electric Chair. The name made me laugh, so I decided to look into it. Turns out it is owned by two brothers one of whom calls himself Dr. Dread. They are all tattooed and pierced everywhere which only sparked my interest more. After trying and failing to convince my mom that she should go check them out first I got brave and made an appointment.
Robin cut my hair yesterday and while it is WAY shorter than I had originally wanted I still love it. It is actually even again. Mom was so impressed that she booked her appointment for the next day and she came out with a great hair cut as well. I mean she's no Patrick but it's the best I've found so far!

This is what Boise looked like yesterday when I left the office...beautiful huh! I just wish Boston would share some of that snow instead of selfishly hogging it all!

Shelly and Hailey are Back!

Shelly and Hailey have been here for the past week and it has been so much fun! Hailey is so happy and funny. She does this fake smile thing that just cracks me up. I wish I would have gotten a picture of it...maybe next time. Below is just a little sample of what happens when Grandma and Aunt Sarah take Hailey out for a little shopping trip during her nap time. You do what you can right?

Hailey loved Dad, they played the entire week that she was here. By the way, isn't mom's tree beautiful!?!

Hailey got a little wild at church so I took her out and we played in the hall. She was running around like a mad woman and then out of nowhere she came over to me, held her hands up for me to pick her up, threw herself sideways and fell asleep. Apparently she had had her fun and was ready for a nap. I have to say, I don't know how some of you moms out there don't have massive muscles from holding sleeping babies. Hailey about broke my arm off while she was sleeping!
This is Shelly being...well, Shelly! It was so much fun to have Shelly and Hailey here this last week, I really do miss having everyone close so we can see each other all the time. Love you guys!